22 USC § 2665b - Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program

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title: "22 USC § 2665b - Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2665b"
section_name: "Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 119–60, div. E, title I, § 5133, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1567.)"
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# § 2665b. Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program

**(a)** **In General** There shall be in the Department a Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “VIP Fellowship Program”).

**(b)** **Finding** Congress finds that the VIP Fellowship Program plays a vital role in providing veterans with professional experience, training, and pathways to careers in international affairs, while strengthening the Department’s recruitment of skilled, diverse, and service-minded personnel.

**(c)** **Objectives** The program required by subsection (a) shall—

**(1)** expand opportunities for veterans to gain professional experience in diplomacy, development, and international cooperation;

**(2)** leverage the skills, leadership, and expertise of veterans to enhance the work of the Department and other participating agencies; and

**(3)** support the transition of veterans into public service careers, particularly in foreign affairs.

**(d)** **Administration** The program required by subsection (a) shall be administered by the Department, consistent with existing law and regulations, and in coordination with relevant Federal departments and agencies and veteran-serving organizations.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 119–60, div. E, title I, § 5133, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1567.)

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